zonesville
2021
An artistic achievement and flawed game experience. I liked thinking about deep time and the peculiar place we take in the history of the universe as I played through. Brilliant sequences, animation, art direction, and music/sound design. Suggestive narrative. Game mechanics were iffy and in need of more polish -- much of the game would have worked brilliantly as an animated film or pared down interactives. Overall an inspiring experience.
2021
Dissapointingly average in nearly every way save for the sci-fi pulp art style. Incessant amateurish voice acting, thin writing and characterization, and a frictionless platforming gameplay with little challenge. It's also yet another example of a game taking a sort of anticolonial stance about unchecked greed and exploitation in its story, and yet its gameplay mechanics are literally about hoovering up plant life and natural resources to upgrade your abilities. Props to the art direction however. Marking as "Completed" even though I have about an hour left, not worth finishing unfortunately.
2019
Good Ending